Saturday, March 03, 2007 Airline completes re-fleeting today
LOW fare carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) will take delivery of its 14th brandnew Airbus A320 aircraft today from Toulouse, France.
Candice Iyog, CEB vice president for marketing and product, said the arrival of the latest A320 marks the airline’s most significant milestone to date — the completion of its $670 million re-fleeting program.
The first delivery happened in May 2005.
“Our new fleet, which is one of the youngest in the world at less than 11 months old, supports the airline’s thrust to provide the lowest year-round fares,” Iyog said. She cited the aircraft’s high performance, which allows maximum aircraft utilization, as one of the contributors to CEB’s ability to offer low fares.
“With the completion of the re-fleeting program, we have effectively doubled our capacity. This means that we will be able to provide more low fares to every destination we serve,” she said.
Currently, CEB has the most domestic destinations, routes and flights in the local aviation scene, and these are serviced by 10 A319s and four A320s.
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to the country’s tourism agenda,” Iyog said, adding that CEB hopes to bring air travel closer to Filipinos through its continuous expansion. (PR)
